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Friday, September 13, 2013

an arrant knitting infringement

Exhibit A: the piece of knitting on which I've been working away uncomplainingly for the past ten, maybe eleven years. The pattern, called garter stitch, is an advanced technique for highly experienced knitters.

Here it is attractively displayed on my honeymoon cake-stand.

Exhibit B: the latest Chanel advertisement. Note how similar that pink knitting is to mine. A lighter shade, I grant you, but it would be insufficiently visible against my honeymoon cake-stand.

[by Chanel]

Is this a flagrant ripoff by Chanel of years of patient, creative effort on my part, or what?

Quite frankly it's shocking the way these large companies feel they can ride roughshod over the small, independant designer and quite frankly it's high time something was done about it. I'd write a stiff letter if I were you!

There is something in what you show and tell. Perhaps, though, it might be best to not mention it to Karl. After all, he is having a fine career making amusing changes to a blueprint (or perhaps black and white print) set down by Mme Chanel many, many years ago.

Dear God Mise .... sue them immediately ..... after 11 years of dedicated knitting and they do that to you ? OUTRAGEOUS !!!! Who do they think they are ? If I were you I would be very vigilant about your beautiful recipes ..... you never know who might try to rip some of them off as well ! XXXX

But Mise... Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery... And to think since they did not have your lovely stand, they had to resort to gangly girls in black ...so sad and unfortunate for Chanel. Your shade of pink far surpasses .. Theirs pales in comparison!

Dear Mise, I would definitely write or via your attorney Mr Karl. After all just because he is now Chanel....Sometimes you have to fight the big guys; especially since is a clear infringement on your private Fiber Artwork!

Oh my goodness, I am laughing so hard at this. Being a knitter of many years who "got" every nuance of humor here, it is absolutely the best "knitting" post ever. I especially love how you put your garter stitched sampler on a lovely cake stand :)

I believe you may be worrying unnecessarily dear Mise. The, um, knitters appear to have been caught in free fall shortly before impaling themselves on their needles. No doubt the families are already suing and Karl will soon be publicly acknowledging his inadequacy when it comes to garter stitch, pink, and even cake stands.